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Former Democratic presidential candidate and current U.S. Representative for California’s 15th congressional district Eric Swalwell farted extremely loud during an interview on Monday night.
Rep. Swalwell appeared on MSNBC and talked to Hardball host Chris Matthews about the impeachment hearings concerning President Donald Trump, and he did not hold back anything. Literally.
Rep. Swalwell ripped a booming fart.
Eric Swalwell appears to drop a massive fart during live on television
Turn the sound on, this is real pic.twitter.com/DyElNSwYog
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) November 19, 2019
Swalwell knew it was coming, but could not stop it. Right in the middle of saying two words, at the worst and quietest moment, the representative from California ripped a massive fart on live TV. The Congressman should have raised his voice to attempt to mask the blaring gas blast. However, the thunderous flatulence was so loud that a Saturn V rocket launch wouldn’t have muzzled the deafening airborne toxic event.
And it was at that moment that the entire internet reverted back to a 4th grader.
He who Swalwellt it, dealt it. https://t.co/oxq3qTOehv
— Noam Blum (@neontaster) November 19, 2019
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/1196595448775135234
Swalwell caught in an obvious skid-pro-blow. https://t.co/VLbqcpi01W
— Jon Gabriel (@exjon) November 19, 2019
Live look at Eric Swalwell talking to his staff after his on air fart pic.twitter.com/tcHd5P6pWH
— Jesse Hunt (@JJHunt10) November 19, 2019
https://twitter.com/stclairashley/status/1196597264770326529
Eric Swalwell, a California Democrat and former 2020 hopeful, appears to have farted on live television while discussing the impeachment into Donald Trump.
I cannot believe I am actually typing these words. https://t.co/M8CT5IIkn2
— Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) November 19, 2019
Well Swalwell did say he was going to nuke everyone.
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) November 19, 2019
Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) has open DMs. pic.twitter.com/YVvGwMfrtU
— Jerry Dunleavy 🇺🇸 (@JerryDunleavy) November 19, 2019
Swalwell has gone on the record to say that it was not him who butt-belched. “It was not me,” the Congressman said on Twitter. “And I didn’t hear it when I was speaking.”
NEWS: SWALWELL denies it was him who farted on MSNBC: pic.twitter.com/IYmHwYfuGf
— Addy Baird (@addysbaird) November 19, 2019
Swalwell definitely appears to flinch, pause, and seemingly attempts to hold back a smile at the moment of the fart. This will certainly open up the fartgate conspiracy theories on who really dealt it.